Coroner's report: Depressed mum killed autistic son before committing suicide near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve


A photo from Nov 14, 2019, showing investigators at the scene in Lorong Sesuai where a young boy and a woman were found dead.

SINGAPORE (ANN): A depressed mother strangled her five-year-old son at home before stabbing herself to death near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, a coroner's inquiry has found.

The boy was autistic and had ADHD.

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